Peter MacNicol
Age: N/A | From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 24
Most Famous Work
Biography
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997). MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005). MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles. MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
Most Famous Work
Doc McStuffins
(2012) Egghead (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
(2005) Robert Stark
All Rise
(2019) Judge Albert Campbell
The Batman
(2004) Langstrom (voice)
24
(2001) Tom Lennox
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
(2010) Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice)
Numb3rs
(2005) Larry Fleinhardt
Star Wars Rebels
(2014) Tseebo (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Invader (voice) | |
| 2023 | Psycho Date | |
| 2019 | Judge Albert Campbell | |
| 2018 | X the Eliminator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Ishmael | |
| 2015 | Simon Sifter | |
| 2014 | Tseebo (voice) | |
| 2013 | Professor Elliott Randolph | |
| Dewey Ottman (voices) | ||
| 2012 | Rabbi Adler | |
| Jeff Kane | ||
| Secretary of Defense | ||
| Secretary of Defense | ||
| Egghead (voice) | ||
| Rick Davis | ||
| 2011 | Judge Smollet | |
| 2010 | Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice) | |
| Firefly (voice) | ||
| Professor Ivo / Amazo / MONQI (voice) | ||
| Professor Ivo (voice) | ||
| Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice) | ||
| 2008 | Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice) | |
| Otto Octavius (voice) | ||
| Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice) | ||
| Doctor Octopus (voice) | ||
| Master Planner / Otto Octavius (voice) | ||
| Master Planner (voice) | ||
| Master Planner / Doctor Octopus (voice) | ||
| 2007 | Robert Wolcott | |
| 2005 | Troopmaster (voice) | |
| Robert Stark | ||
| Old Man Hanson (voice) | ||
| Santa's Elf (voice) | ||
| Angel (voice) | ||
| Larry Fleinhardt | ||
| 2004 | Dr. Sydney Field | |
| Langstrom (voice) | ||
| David Clinton (voice) | ||
| Philip Gascon | ||
| Sidney Poindexter (voice) | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Muru (voice) | |
| 2001 | Tom Lennox | |
| Fenwick (voice) | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| X the Eliminator (voice) | ||
| Major (voice) | ||
| Liberty (voice) | ||
| 1999 | (voice) | |
| Fido (voice) | ||
| Dan | ||
| 1998 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Raju / Monkey (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lawrence Dixon | ||
| 1997 | N/A | |
| John Cage | ||
| David Langley | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Tire Repairman | |
| Roy Dowd | ||
| 1995 | Thomas Renfield | |
| 1994 | Son Writer | |
| N/A | ||
| Lewis Rickett | ||
| 1993 | Gary Granger | |
| 1992 | Marty | |
| Bradley Grist | ||
| Stuart | ||
| 1990 | Sedgwick | |
| 1989 | Jack Solow | |
| Dr. Janosz Poha | ||
| Austin Haggard | ||
| 1987 | Steve Cooper | |
| 1986 | Cyrus Kinnick | |
| Joe Kovacs | ||
| 1984 | Martin | |
| 1982 | Stingo | |
| Mario | ||
| Martin | ||
| 1981 | Galen | |
| Dr. Rivus | ||
| Howard Evans | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Director | |
| 1997 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
